For 20 years I've held this pulpit.
Preached the word, served the Eucharist,
Gained the trust of the townsfolk.
Made every football game, never missed a social.

Last week, a boy I taught theology
Came back in town with a new ideology,
And now those feelings-- I tucked away
Threaten this sanctuary.

A lifetime of burning culminated in one innocent, forbidden touch.
I know this is wrong because I'm told this is wrong.

A new recruit, twenty-five years old.
He joined the habit with a chip on his shoulder.
Some nights he'd proclaim his preference
But only flat back drunk on a bottle of Jameson.
One of those nights we stayed up, the two of us.
Singing our lives, just the two of us.
We were hiding in the dark,
I fell asleep by his side.

We woke to the chimes of the bells in the steeple and ran off to separate rooms.
They can't know what we've done,
Or our whole world would come undone.

You'll never live this down,
You'll never live this down,
You'll never live this down,
(They're gonna find you out!),
You'll never live this down,
(And when they find you out!),
You'll never live this down,
(They're gonna drag you out! Don't let them find you!).

I know this is wrong, because we're told this is wrong.






Lyrics submitted by Ves1011

Bad Sects Lyrics as written by Matthew Ryan Maginn Clint Frederick Schnase

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    seems to me the title is a play on words.

    sebharperon June 14, 2006   Link
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    General Comment

    seems to me the title is a play on words.

    sebharperon June 14, 2006   Link
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    General Comment

    This song is about Gay relationships I think, and how the Church doesn't agree with them.

    Knife2aGunFighton June 14, 2006   Link
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    General Comment

    this is how i hear it... only slight changes, makes a bit more sense though.

    For 20 years I’ve held this pulpit Preached the word, served the Eucharist Gained the trust of the townsfolk Made every football game Never missed a social Last week a boy I taught theology Came back into town with a new ideology Those feelings I tucked away Threading the sanctuary A lifetime of burning culminated In one innocent forbidden touch I know this is wrong, cause I’m told this is wrong A new recruit, 25 years old He joined the habit with a chip on his shoulder Some nights he’d proclaim his preference But only flat back drunk on a bottle of Jameson When all those nights, we stayed up, the two of us Singing our lives, just the two of us We were hiding in the dark, I fell asleep by his side We woke to the chimes and the bells of the steeple and ran of to supper at once They cant know what we’ve done, our whole world would come undone You’ll never live this down (repeated) They’re gonna find you out And when they find you out They’re gonna drag you out Don’t let them find you I know this is wrong, cause we’re told this is wrong A lifetime of burning culminate anymore In one innocent forbidden touch I know this is wrong, cause we’re told this is wrong

    RedJesuson June 14, 2006   Link
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    General Comment

    I made the correct changes, but I'm 99.9% sure it's

    "We woke to the chimes and the bells of the steeple And ran off to separate rooms"

    so I left it. Thanks for the other corrections though.

    Ves1011on June 14, 2006   Link
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    General Comment

    It's about a priest and his former (male) student falling in love, and how they are ashamed because they know that no one will approve of it because of who they are.

    "I know this is wrong cuz we’re told this is wrong" The church teaches you to think the way they want you to, instead of thinking and living for yourself.

    Tom Selleckon June 15, 2006   Link
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    I agree with tom.

    "We woke to the chimes and the bells of the steeple And ran off to separate rooms They can’t know what we’ve done Our whole world would come undone"

    deathcabformelon June 18, 2006   Link
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    I agree about the homosexual relationship. I would also like to point out the play on words with the title "Bad Sects" which ryhmes with "bad sex," what homosexual love-making is often considered.

    itsjustluckon June 20, 2006   Link
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    General Comment

    am i the only one who thinks "threading the sanctuary" should be "threaten the sanctuary"?

    tjwellson June 21, 2006   Link
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    Saying "You'll never live this down" fifteen times in a row kind of reminded me of going through the beads on a holy rosary.

    Airdogon June 23, 2006   Link

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